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strait

/stɹeɪt/noun, adjective1 syllable

Strait means: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs.

Synonyms for strait4

noun, as in a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

pass, straits

noun, as in a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

sound

adjective, as in narrow

narrow

What does strait mean?3

noun

1

a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

2

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

adjective

1

narrow“strait is the gate”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with strait?43

three syllables

interstate
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All 43 rhymes for strait, grouped by syllable

Strait in a sentence

  • At this point the sea narrows into a strait.mervert1
  • An artificial causeway was built across the strait.Lumi
  • This boat sails through the Strait of Gibraltar.CM
  • The Strait of Gibraltar is one of the busiest maritime routes.Amastan
  • Algeria isn't very far from the Strait of Gibraltar.Amastan
  • The Strait of Gibraltar is a busy shipping route.Amastan
  • The rail-line was carried under the Tsugaru Strait to Hokkaido.unknown
  • The US shouldn't sail through the Strait of Taiwan.Amastan

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Forms of strait

as a noun

plural
straits

as a adjective

comparative
straiter
superlative
straitest